Skip to main content

Technology

The latest in tech innovation, digital trends, and future technologies shaping our world

Project Panama: The AI Industry's Quiet War on Physical Books
Latest in Tech

Project Panama: The AI Industry's Quiet War on Physical Books

**Court filings and a new wave of investigations reveal how the race for AI training data is turning physical books into machine-readable intelligence — and raising a bigger question for Africa: who o...

Aug 18, 202612 min readWigWag Africa
💬 0 comments❤️ 0 likes

Latest Technology Articles

Flutterwave Is Done Just Moving Money. Now It Wants to Own It.

Flutterwave Is Done Just Moving Money. Now It Wants to Own It.

For ten years, Olugbenga "GB" Agboola watched $40 billion flow through the platform he built — and kept none of it. That is not a metaphor. It is the literal, defining constraint of the payments busi...

Aug 213 minWigWag
💬 0❤️ 0
The African Century Begins Here: What Bill Gates Saw in Rwanda — and Why the Rest of the Continent Is Watching

The African Century Begins Here: What Bill Gates Saw in Rwanda — and Why the Rest of the Continent Is Watching

# The African Century Begins Here: What Bill Gates Saw in Rwanda — and Why the Rest of the Continent Is Watching ![Image description](https://res.cloudinary.com/dglmjjogs/image/upload/v1785061601/u...

Jul 2613 minWigWag
💬 0❤️ 0
Claude Fable 5 & Mythos 5: US Lifts Export Ban on Anthropic’s Most Powerful AI Models

Claude Fable 5 & Mythos 5: US Lifts Export Ban on Anthropic’s Most Powerful AI Models

Two and a half weeks after the Trump administration abruptly cut off global access to Anthropic's most advanced AI tools, the Commerce Department has reversed course, restoring access to Claude Fable...

Jul 14 minWigWag
💬 0❤️ 0
Kenyan Fintech WapiPay Lands in Canada, Taking African Payments Global

Kenyan Fintech WapiPay Lands in Canada, Taking African Payments Global

The Nairobi-based startup's MSB licence from Canadian regulators marks a milestone in the continent's fintech revolution — and a bold challenge to costly remittance corridors. In 2019, twin brothers...

Jun 235 minWigWag
💬 0❤️ 0
The best tablets of 2026, tested and reviewed, from Apple, Amazon, Lenovo and more.

The best tablets of 2026, tested and reviewed, from Apple, Amazon, Lenovo and more.

Most modern tablets are quite good. A few stand out as better than the rest. Phone = good. Tablet = maybe even better? I'm not saying I'll die on this hill, but I'll debate it here: Sure, your phone s...

Jun 1524 minUser
💬 0❤️ 0
From Trash to Treasure: The Cameroon Startup Turning Waste into Industrial Gold

From Trash to Treasure: The Cameroon Startup Turning Waste into Industrial Gold

*BleagLee's Juveline Ngum Ngwa just beat 2,000 rivals from 100 countries to win $1 million. Her secret? AI-powered stoves, drone-mapped dumpsites, and a stubborn refusal to quit.* She keeps no uraniu...

May 2412 minWigWag
💬 0❤️ 0
Starlink Lands in Uganda: Will the Internet Finally Get Cheaper — Or Is This a Sovereignty Trap?

Starlink Lands in Uganda: Will the Internet Finally Get Cheaper — Or Is This a Sovereignty Trap?

For the past eighteen months, the question has quietly simmered in Kampala's tech circles, government corridors, and rural trading posts alike: when would Starlink finally arrive? The answer came on M...

May 2311 minWigWag
💬 0❤️ 0
AI Might Not Replace Your Job — But Those Who Master It Might Replace You

AI Might Not Replace Your Job — But Those Who Master It Might Replace You

When thinking about the future of work across Africa, the question that seems to dominate boardroom conversations, government policy discussions, and everyday chatter in Nairobi coffee shops, Lagos co...

May 2113 minWigWag
💬 0❤️ 0
Who Controls the Future of AI Now?

Who Controls the Future of AI Now?

OAKLAND, California – Jury selection began this week in the $134 billion lawsuit that pits Elon Musk against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. The trial, unfolding at a federal courthouse here, has drawn...

Apr 296 minwigwag
💬 0❤️ 0
Chinese Hacker

Chinese Hacker

A man accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States, and faces over a decade in prison if convicted. Last year, the U.S. Justice D...

Apr 283 minUser
💬 0❤️ 0
Tesla is shifting from product to distribution control

Tesla is shifting from product to distribution control

| WigWag Mobility DALLAS – The future of ridesharing has officially arrived in North Texas. Starting this week, Tesla has rolled out its fully unsupervised Robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston, all...

Apr 207 minwigwag
💬 0❤️ 0

Explore Tech Topics